Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [adj] [prep] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three Portrush penalty corners went unconverted in the first half . |
| 2 | Last Thursday their problems became public for the first time when Allen began a legal battle for custody of three of their children . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , in Bosnia the heads of its three warring armies met face-to-face for the first time yesterday and signed a ceasefire deal for the whole republic . |
| 4 | BANKRUPTCIES have hit a record level with 45,000 firms going bust in the first nine months of this year . |
| 5 | all the teachers got drunk on the first night in France . |
| 6 | Two players tested positive in the first two months and since then speculation , rumours , rows and ructions have been the order of the day . |